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Dan MacQueen

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Keynote Speaker

Dan MacQueen is a brain injury survivor and international keynote speaker who helps people reframe adversity, change, and setbacks as fuel for growth. Drawing on his story of surviving two emergency brain surgeries, a brain hemorrhage, weeks in a coma, and months relearning how to walk, talk, and even smile, Dan brings a mix of raw honesty, humour, and practical mindset tools to every audience. Today he works with organizations and teams across Canada and beyond, sharing the strategies that took him from “why me?” to a life built on resilience, discipline, and being just a little better than yesterday.

Brain Surgery, Setbacks, And Second Chances (EP 101)
May 19, 2026

Brain Surgery, Setbacks, And Second Chances (EP 101)

Dan MacQueen thought he just had savage headaches and a stressful tech job in London. Within days, he was blind on a tube platform, rushed into emergency brain surgery, and dropped into a month‑long coma while his family flew in from Canada not knowing if he would still be alive. When he finally wo…
Guest: Dan MacQueen